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Geeklog 1.3.8-1sr4 and 1.3.7sr5 security updates

Authored by: public2 on Monday, January 26 2004 @ 07:46 pm EST

It would be nice if the changes to each php file would be listed when such an update comes out.

I have modified many files to make geeklog fits my needs. But every time an update is out I have to review each and every file line by line before I update my sites.

I would see something like:

===========================
File: submit.php

- line 217: added: if(user=..........
- new "delete function" added at line 347
- lines 567 to 822 deleted
- end of modifications
===========================

And so on. I'm quite sure it would be appreciated by many, when a new security update is out.

Geeklog 1.3.8-1sr4 and 1.3.7sr5 security updates

Authored by: vinny on Monday, January 26 2004 @ 09:52 pm EST

The patch and diff commands are made to generate exactly that data.

Diff: http://www.hmug.org/man/1/diff.html
Patch: http://www.hmug.org/man/1/patch.html

It's a lot of extra work for the developers to generate that data when it is just as much work (if not easier since you're the only one with your changes) for you to do it.

If you'd like to generate this data and offer it to the rest of the Geeklog community (perhaps on your own web page) I'm sure there are some people who would appreciate it.

-Vinny

Geeklog 1.3.8-1sr4 and 1.3.7sr5 security updates

Authored by: amckay on Monday, January 26 2004 @ 10:20 pm EST

I've found this a PITA as well, and would prefer to upgrade just individual files.

Therefore, I will volunteer to write a diff tool to do the job for us henceforth.

Will try to have it ready in the next few days.

Geeklog 1.3.8-1sr4 and 1.3.7sr5 security updates

Authored by: amckay on Tuesday, January 27 2004 @ 02:31 pm EST

Well, it seems diff already does this for us if you give it the right options. Below is the option for just showing whether files differ or not. I'll write a little web front-end for it for my website, and allow specification of the option to show how files differ, not just whether they do.

heimat# diff -qbr geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/ geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/config.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/config.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/docs/changed-files and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/docs/changed-files differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/docs/changes.html and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/docs/changes.html differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/docs/config.html and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/docs/config.html differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/docs/history and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/docs/history differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/docs/install.html and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/docs/install.html differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/admin/block.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/admin/block.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/admin/event.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/admin/event.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/admin/group.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/admin/group.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/admin/link.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/admin/link.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/admin/poll.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/admin/poll.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/admin/story.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/admin/story.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/admin/topic.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/admin/topic.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/admin/user.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/admin/user.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/calendar.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/calendar.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/calendar_event.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/calendar_event.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/comment.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/comment.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/submit.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/submit.php differ
Files geeklog-1.3.8-1sr3/public_html/usersettings.php and geeklog-1.3.8-1sr4/public_html/usersettings.php differ

Geeklog 1.3.8-1sr4 and 1.3.7sr5 security updates

Authored by: Blaine on Monday, January 26 2004 @ 11:34 pm EST

There are also UNIX diff tools but I develop on Windows mostly and found the tool Beyond Compare to be the a great asset. It can compare directories and file and easily show you the changes.

I've learned to not customize core GL files all that much and keep my customized code in lib-custom. There are a lot of GL features that let you extend the core functions without hacking code.

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Geeklog 1.3.8-1sr4 and 1.3.7sr5 security updates

Authored by: public2 on Wednesday, January 28 2004 @ 09:00 am EST

I agree with you that modifying the core GL files is not the best way to go. But sometime it's the only way. lib-custom is usefull but it can't be used for everything. For example, for sites in other languages I had to create new tables, and tables access is hard coded in some core GL files. So I had to add come code in it.

After all the comments I've read I think CVS is the way to go. But I don't find anything fo Windows.

Thanks,

Alain

Geeklog 1.3.8-1sr4 and 1.3.7sr5 security updates

Authored by: zuke on Tuesday, January 27 2004 @ 12:11 am EST

To update my installation, do I do a simple file replace with the ones in the tarball?
This isn't specified in the README file included with 1.3.8-1sr4.

Geeklog 1.3.8-1sr4 and 1.3.7sr5 security updates

Authored by: Dirk on Tuesday, January 27 2004 @ 03:20 am EST

If you're currently on 1.3.8-1sr3, then yes, simply copy the files from the upgrade archive over the existing files.

bye, Dirk

Geeklog 1.3.8-1sr4 and 1.3.7sr5 security updates

Authored by: Dirk on Tuesday, January 27 2004 @ 03:25 am EST

You can always refer to CVS for the actual changes.

Or, as others have pointed out, use diff.

bye, Dirk

Geeklog 1.3.8-1sr4 and 1.3.7sr5 security updates

Authored by: James Fryer on Tuesday, January 27 2004 @ 07:26 am EST

CVS is the tool to use here. Import GL into your local repository, apply your changes, then you can import future versions of GL and merge them with your changes.

See this page.

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